Meter

Meters arrange beats into regular succession of strong and weak pulses.

Some common meters

Duple Meter Two beats: Strong, weak

Triple Meter Three beats: Strong, weak, weak

Quadruple Meter Four beats: Strongest, weak, strong, weak

Quintuple Meter Five beats: Several possible beat arrangments

Sextuple Meter Six or two beats: SwwSww

Septuple Meter Seven beats: Several possible beat arrangments